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W. M. KINNARD. AUIOGRABHIC REGISTER.

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W. M. KINNARD, AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER.

No. 509,382. Patented Nov. 28, 1893.

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AUTOGRAPHIO REGISTER.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFIC WILL M. KINNARD, or DAYTON, OHIO.

AUTOG'RAPHIC REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 509,382, dated November28, 1893. Application filed April 16,1892. Renewed April 29. 1893.Serial No 472,437. (No model.)

To all. whom it may concern.-

. -Be it known that I, WILL M. KINNARD, a' citizen of the United ton, inthe county of Montgomery and State ofv Ohio,

have invented certain new and usefullmprovementsin AutographicRegisters,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming fication. 1

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus-for registeringautographic writ- 1ngs on several sheets, one or more of which are to beused by the writer while duplicates are automatically filed away andpreserved.

In autographic registers as' hitherto constructed, the copy of thewriting which is filed away within the case, has either been stored on areceiving roll,'or cut from the dispensing roll by shears or otherknives and part of this specifiled in the filing compartment of themachine. In the first method, when it is desired to get atone of theearlier writings or tickets, along roll has to be unwound. In the secondmethod, the sheets are'severed from the rolls by shears or knives,

although this second method is much to be preferred over the firstarrangement of dispos ing of the sheet to be preserved, by reason of theconvenience with sheets filed, can be removed and examined. 1 In myimprovements, while I obtain the advantages of. ready access andconvenient disposition of the duplicate sheets filed in the case, I amnot obliged to use any cutting mechanism to sever my duplicate sheet,and consist in the substitution for one of the dispensing rolls hithertoemployed in machines of this class, of a loosely bound book of sheets,one of which is always within convenient access to the writer, and

i V which sheet when it hasbeen written on and duplicates transferred tothe other sheets coming from the dispensing rolls, is then filed downout of the way within the case.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1, is a top plan view of themachine. Fig. 2, is a front end elevation of the same. Fig. 3, is acentral, longitudinal section of themachine; Fig. 4,a cross sectiontaken on the lines 4-4t States, residing at'Daywhichwith use are apt; tobecome dull and fail to sever the paper,

which the duplicateof Fig. 3. Fig. 5, is a central, longitudinal sectionof the machine as shown in Fig. 3, with the filing arms and operatingmechanism in the position they occupy just after a sheet has beenfiled.Fig. 6, is a perspective view of the writing tablet and carbon paperholder.

The apparatus isinclosed in the usual box or casing consisting of abottom A, sides B, B, and ends 0, O, with semi-cylindrical top D, andinclined portion E, which part is cut away to allow for writing on thewriting .tablet F.

G, G, are the dispensing rollsof paperjournaled in the sides of the casein the usual Way, the paper strips ct, a, from which, pass around theguide rod I), over the writing tablet F and out under the cross piece Hof the top E. Between these two sheets of paper on top of the writingtablet F, is passed a sheet of carbon paper or other manifoldingmaterial, and on top of the upper-most sheet another strip of carbonpaper is placed both strips being held down by the arms 0, o, pivoted tothe writing tablet plate F and arranged to slide under the catches cl,(1, as shown in Fig. 6 and thus hold the carbon paper in place.

. Instead of providing a third dispensing roll ings desired are to bemade,I substitute a book of sheets K. 1 I prefer to make-this book witheach sheet bound separate to the back of the book, in order that anynumberof the sheets of the book may be torn off or out there fromwithout destroying the binding of the balance. This book of sheets -.K,is placed in the semi-cylindrical case or frame L, so that the back ofthe bookwill rest against the lipe of the supporting frame, and theouter edges of the leaves of the book, will be spread out as'at f, sothat the operator can readily draw out only one leaf or page at a time.The semi-cylindrical case L, is conveniently supported by the plate M,secured to the'rod g, extending across the case from side to side. Alongeach side of the case underneath the writing tablet F, are securedguiding bars N,- N, and sliding horizontally in and out, and guided bythese bars N, N, is a frame work made up of sides P, P, rearcrossrodh,and

of paper upon which the originals of the Writ- .naled in the sides ofthe case in suitable bearings. Around this shaft S, is coiled the springT, one end of which spring, is secured to the case and the other to theshaft, the tendency of the coiled spring being to keep the shaft withthe plate R in the position shown in Fig. 3. Slightly above and to therear of the plate R, is another shaft U, extending across the case andjournaled in suitable bearings. Upon one end of this shaft, is an arm V,which arm is connected to the wheel R by the connecting bar W, whilerigidly secured at each end of the shaft U, is a wire frame 1), whichextends out in front and over the cylindrical casing L. It will be seenfrom this construction, that when the sliding frame composed of parts P,P, h, t', is drawn out into the position shown in Fig. 5, the wheel Rwill be turned so as to rotate the shaft- U through the medium of theconnecting bar IV and arm V, into such a position, that the frame 19will be made to descend into the position shown inFig. 5, with the crossbar of the frame p, at the bottom of the case. Pivoted in the sides ofthe case, and resting on the wire frame 1), is another Wire frame 1".This second frame r, when the frame 10 is caused to rotate to the bottomof the case, will follow it down by gravity until it rests against thefiled leaves of the book K.

Y, is a plate extending across the case from side to side, to separatethe filing compartment from the roll paper compartment, and along sideof which the pages of the book K are turned down. The cross piece H, ofthe top is cut away at s, and the front end of the cover (J, islikewisecut away to allow the fingers of the operator to readilygrasp the'crossbars t' of the sliding frame.

The machine is used in the following manner: The rolls of paper G, areplaced in the compartment, and the sheets a, a, from the same, passedover the guide I), and the writing tablet F, and out under the top pieceH and over the cross piece 1', of the sliding frame.

Two sheets of carbon paper of the width of the tablet are placed onebetween these two sheets and the other on top of them. The book K madeup of sheets bound separately to the back thereof, is then placed in itsreceptacle L curved as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, with the edges of theleaves upper-most and extending outwardly. The machine is then ready foruse; the operator passes his fingers through the opening A, in thecasing and draws'out one of the pages of the book, holding it down overthe writing tablet by the spring catch 10. made on the sheet from thebook and the same will be transferred by means of the carbon paperto thetwo sheets a,from the rolls G and if one copy is to be made, only oneroll will be employed, and if more than two copies are desired, morerolls of paper can be mounted in the case. When the writing has beenmade the operator grasps the cross piece t of the sliding frame, throughthe finger openings s and t, and draws it out horizontally. At

The desired writingis then the same time his fingers will come incontact with the two sheets of paper a, a, which rest on top of theplate 1', and he will drawthese sheets out likewise. The operator thenreleases the sliding frame still preserving his hold of the sheets a, a,and the sliding frame will at once be drawn back into its normalposition by the action'of the coiled spring T on the shaft S, and wheelR, with which the sliding frame is connected by the chain m. Theoperator then tears off thetwo sheets a, a, against the turned up edge70 of the cross bar 71, of the sliding frame. In the meantime therotation of the wheel R in drawing back the sliding frame into the case,has caused the shaft U to rotate through the medium of the connectingarm V and arm W and the filing'frame 19, has come down on top of thesheet of the book K which was written upon, and has turned it downwithin the case into the position shown in Fig. 5, while the-secondframe 0", has followed the filing frame 19, until it rests upon theturned down page as also shown in Fig. 5, and this frame 1", remains inthat position, until carried up by the filing frame 1), upon its returnto its normal posi tion by the rerotation of the wheel R to its originalposition, the purpose of the arm 4', being to hold the sheet down andprevent the filing frame 19, from carrying it back upon its returnstroke.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an autographic register, the combination, with a movable guide barto aid in delivering the duplicate strips, of filing mechanism for therecord slips, actuated by the movement'of said guide bar, substantiallyas shown and described.

2. In an autographic register, the combination with a sliding guide barto aid in delivering the duplicate strips, of filing mechanism for therecord slips actuated by the movement of said guide bar, substantiallyas shown and one end to form a package,

sliding guide bar to aid in delivering theduplicate strips, and drivingmechanism for the filing frame and for retracting the guide bar actuatedby the movements of the guide bar, substantially as shown and described.

In'an'autographic register, in which a series of record slips areemployed secured at the combination, of a support for said package, andmechanism to withdraw said record slips within the case, substantiallyas shown and described.

6. In an autographic register, in which a seriesof record slips areemployed bound at one end to form a book, the combination, with a paperroll compartment in which one or more paper rolls are journaled, of asupport for said record slip package, and mechanism to withdraw thewritten record slips one at a time within the case, substantially asshown and described.

7. In an autographic register, in which a ser1es of record slips areemployed bound at one end to form abook,the combination, with Idescribed.

a writing tablet over which are extended the duplicate strip or strips,and manifold material to make the transfers, of mechanism to withdrawthe written record slip within the case, substantially as shown anddescribed.- 8. In an autographic register, in which a series of recordslips are employed bound at one end to form a book, the combination,witha paper roll compartment within which one or more paper rolls arejournaled, and a writing tablet over which are extended the strip orstrips from said rolls, and manifold material to make the transfers, ofmechanism to withdraw the written record slip within the case,

substantially as shown and described.

9. In an autographic register, in which aseries of record slips areemployed bound at one end to form a book, the combination, with awriting tablet over which are extended the duplicate strip or strips,and manifold material to make the transfers, of mechanism forsimultaneously feeding strips out of and withdrawing the record slipwithin the case, substantially as shown and 10. In an autographicregister, in which a series of record slips are employed bound at oneend to form a book, the combination, with strips from the rolls out ofand withdrawing the written record slip within the case, substantiallyas shown and described.

11. In an autographic register, in which a series of record slips areemployed bound at one end to form a book, the combination,with the case,and writing tablet upon which duplicate writings are made, of a supportfor said record package, and a filing frame actforward the paper ing onsaid record slips one at a time to foldv plicate writings are made, of asupport for said record package, a. sliding frame under neath thewriting tablet upon which theouter ends of the duplicate sheets rest, afiling' frame acting on the record slips to fold same within the case,and mechanism connecting said filing and sliding frames, whereby theduplicate sheets may be simultaneously drawn from the ease and thewritten record slip filed within the case, substantially as shown anddescribed.

13. In an autographic register, in which a series of record slips areemployed bound at one end to form a book, the combination, with a rollpaper compartment withinwhich one or more rolls of paper are journaled,and a writing tablet with manifolding material therefor, of a supportfor said record book, a sliding frame underneath the writing tablet uponwhich the outer ends of the strips of the rolls rest, a filing frameacting on said record book pages to fold same within the case, andmechanism connecting said filing and sliding frame, whereby the stripsfrom the rolls may be simultaneously fed therefrom and the written pagefolded Within the case, substan tially as shown and described.

14. In an autographic register, in which a series of record slips areemployed bound at one end to form a book, the combination, with thecase, and writing tablet upon which duplicate writings are made, of acurved support for said record book within the case, and filing frame towithdraw the written record leaves within the case without detachingsame, substantially as shown and described.

15. In an autographic register, in which a series of record slips areemployed bound at one end to form a book, the combination, with a rollpaper compartment within which one or more rolls of paper are journaled,and a writing tablet with manifolding material therefor, of a curvedsupport for said rec- 0rd book within the case,'and filing frame towithdraw the written record leaves within the case without detachingsame, substantially as shown and described.

. 16. In an autographic register, in which a series of record slips areemployed bound at one end to form a book, the combination, with thecase, and writing tablet upon which duplicate writings are made, of acurved sup- 7 port for said record book within the case, a filing frametherefor, and a sliding frame upon which the outer edges of theduplicate sheets rest, with mechanism connecting said sliding and filingframe, whereby the written leaves of the record book may be simultaeratethe filing frame, substantially as shown and described.

18. In an autographic register, the combination, with the book supportL, of the filing frame 19, and mechanism to operate same to turn downthe pages of said book into the case, and frame 0", to retain said filedpages in place, during the return of the filing frame to its normalposition, substantially as shown and described.

WILL M. KINNARD. Witnesses:

ARTHUR STEM, WILLIAM H. RUssELL.

